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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to wagering and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-106]
Establish KRS Chapter 239 and create new sections to define “adjusted gross revenue,” “beginner,” “cabinet," “confidential information,” “entry fee,” “fantasy contest,” “fantasy contest operator," “fantasy contest participant," “highly experienced player,” “immediate family,” “location percentage,” “net poker revenue,” “online poker,” “person,” “principal stockholder,” “rake,” “registered fantasy contest operator,” “script,” “secretary,” and “wager”; establish requirements for registration as a fantasy contest operator; require the Public Protection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
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AN ACT relating to service animals. [HB-115]
Amend KRS 525.010 to define "electronic detection dog" and "police dog"; amend KRS 525.220 to only allow the protection of self or others in instances of unlawful force; amend KRS 525.200 to conform; allow the Act to be cited as Bo's Law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Heath
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 169) on 04/04/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to controlled substances. [HB-98]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to establish a program for harm reduction centers; amend possession of controlled substance statutes to reduce penalty; amend KRS 218A.275 to provide for referrals to treatment for persons charged with possession of controlled substances; amend KRS 218A.500 to decriminalize possession of items to test, store, or consume controlled substances; repeal KRS 218A.14151, 218A.1450, 218A.1451, 218A.1452, and 218A.276.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/04/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sex crimes. [HB-78]
Amend KRS 530.020 to delineate familial relationships; replace "consenting adults" with "consenting persons"; establish any nonconsenting person is a victim; make changes to enhancement requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Banta
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 108) on 03/27/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms. [HB-79]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to direct the Kentucky State Police to establish the Kentucky Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List to prohibit the possession, sale, or transfer of firearms to individuals who voluntarily request to be added the list; prescribe procedures for application for entry and removal from the list; establish penalties; amend KRS 237.110 to exclude persons on the list from eligibility for license to carry a concealed weapon.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/04/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons. [SB-31]
Amend KRS 527.070 to modify the types of school facilities where weapons are prohibited; state that the prohibition of weapons on school grounds only applies when entrances to the school buildings display a sign indicating that unlawfully possessing a weapon in a school is a felony; remove the requirement that signs be prominently displayed indicating possessing a weapon in a school is prohibited; remove the provision that failure to post the signs indicating weapons are prohibited in schools shall not relieve a person of liability; amend KRS 150.172,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adrienne Southworth
To Education (s) on 02/14/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to hazing. [SB-9]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 508 to define "hazing," "student," and "organization"; establish a Class D felony of hazing in the first degree; establish a Class A misdemeanor of hazing in the second degree; amend KRS 164.7874 to remove eligibility for a KEES scholarship if convicted of hazing; provide that the Act may be referred to as Lofton's Law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 110) on 03/27/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the regulation of cannabis and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-22]
Establish KRS Chapter 245, relating to cannabis, to administer its cultivation, processing, transportation, sale, use, taxation, and licensing; define terms; establish the Cannabis Control Board and its membership, procedures, powers, and duties; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and enforcement of the chapter; set up advisory committees appointed by the board; create the Department of Cannabis Control within the Public Protection Cabinet for the oversight of cannabis operations and to provide administrative
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to local regulatory actions. [HB-34]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 82 to define "city," "project labor agreement," and "public construction project"; permit a city to establish a mandatory preference for awarding public construction project contracts to unions through a negotiated project labor agreement; permit cities to negotiate wages that are higher than the state or federal minimum wage as a condition of the project labor agreement; create a new section in KRS Chapter 337 to define "city," "prevailing wage," "prevailing wage rate," and "public works project"; permit a city
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the possession of cannabis. [HB-48]
Propose to create a new section of the Kentucky Constitution to guarantee the right of an individual 21 years of age or older to possess, use, buy, or sell one ounce or less of cannabis and to cultivate, harvest, and store up to 5 cannabis plants for personal use; and for the production, processing, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-derived products to be controlled by the General Assembly; specify the question to be printed on the ballot; direct the Secretary of State to publish the proposed amendment in a newspaper of general circulation; direct
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to orders of protection. [HB-53]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to define "qualifying offense"; allow lifetime orders of protection for victims of qualifying offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 01/03/2023
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to cannabis. [HB-47]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 218A to make possession of a personal use quantity of cannabis exempt from civil or criminal penalty; amend KRS 218A.010 to define "cannabis," "personal use quantity of cannabis," and "cannabis accessory"; amend KRS 218A.1422 regarding cannabis possession to conform; amend KRS 218A.1423 regarding cannabis cultivation to conform; amend KRS 218A.500 regarding drug paraphernalia to exempt personal use cannabis accessories; amend KRS 218A.1421 on cannabis trafficking to exempt personal use quantities; amend KRS 138.872
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/23/2023
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to warrants. [SB-250]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 that establishes requirements for peace officers in the service and return of out-of-county warrants; require a court where a warrant is served to address bail; establish a time limit for a person to be transported to the county that issued a warrant; shift the burden for incarceration costs to the county jail where the warrant was issued if a person is not transported within the required time limit; amend KRS 15.440 to require eligible law enforcement agencies to establish a written policies and procedures
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robin Webb
To Judiciary (s) on 03/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to bail. [SB-313]
Amend KRS 431.510 to define "bail bondsman" and "charitable bail organization"; prohibit any charitable bail organization from posting bail or bond for any offense that is not a misdemeanor; limit any bail posted to no more than $2,000; prohibit any charitable bail organization from posting bail or bond for any offense of domestic violence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Storm
To Judiciary (s) on 03/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pretrial release. [SB-331]
Amend KRS 431.066 to define "enhanced scrutiny offense," "money bail," "standard conditions," "violent or sexual offense"; provide that no verified and eligible defendant shall be detained on money bail; provide circumstances when a defendant may be released on his or her own recognizance; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish when a detention hearing shall be held; provide for factors to be considered when making a pretrial release determination; amend KRS 6.949, 24.110, 27A.360, 27A.370, 27A.400, 31.120, 41.300, 186.260, 186.560,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Judiciary (s) on 03/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders. [SB-380]
Amend KRS 532.080 to provide that a jury may impose an enhanced punishment for persistent felony offenders; remove persistent felony offender in the second degree; amend KRS 439.3405 to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robin Webb
To Judiciary (s) on 03/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders. [SB-379]
Amend KRS 532.080 to define "violent act against a person"; provide that a jury may fix an enhanced term of imprisonment when they find a defendant to be a persistent felony offender; remove the condition that an offender completed service of the sentence they were imposed within five years prior to the date of the felony that he or she now stands convicted; allow a person who is found to be a persistent felony offender in the first degree who is presently convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony to be eligible for parole if the offense was not violent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Storm
To Judiciary (s) on 03/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to carrying concealed weapons. [SB-373]
Repeals KRS 237.109 to require a permit to carry concealed deadly weapons; amend KRS 527.020 and 237.115 to conform.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Berg
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders. [SB-333]
Amend KRS 532.080 so that persistent felony offender sentences may only apply to offenders who a felony within the same KRS chapter as the one previously committed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brandon Storm
To Judiciary (s) on 03/11/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pretrial release. [SB-369]
Amend KRS 431.066 to define "enhanced scrutiny offense," "money bail," "standard conditions," and "violent or sexual offense"; provide that no verified and eligible defendant shall be detained on money bail; provide circumstances when a defendant may be released on his or her own recognizance; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish when a detention hearing shall be held; provide for factors to be considered when making a pretrial release determination; amend KRS 6.949, 24A.110, 27A.360, 27A.370, 27A.400, 31.120, 41.300, 186.260, 186.560,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Morgan McGarvey
To Judiciary (s) on 03/07/2022